Steelers Lose LT Brown, TE Johnson for season

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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Levi Brown's tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began.


The Steelers placed Brown on injured reserve on Tuesday, two days after Brown tore a triceps while warming up before a 19-6 victory over the Jets. Brown, acquired from the Arizona Cardinals last week, will need surgery and is done for the year.

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin called the injury ''freakish'' in its timing.

''I've been in this league a number of years and this is probably only the second time I've ever been around that,'' Tomlin said.

The Steelers (1-4) also lost tight end David Johnson for the year with a wrist injury. This is the second straight season Johnson is headed to the injured reserve. Johnson didn't even play in 2012 due to a torn ACL in his right knee.